Flight Dispatcher

Started in 2012 by a husband-and-wife team, Blue Line Aviation is a professional pilot school currently located in at the Johnston Regional Airport in Smithfield, NC and Winter Haven Regional Airport in Winter Haven, FL. We strive to push the status quo in flight training while providing quality and innovative training to our students. We are seeking a full-time dispatcher for at our location in Winter Haven, FL.

Responsibilities include:

• Dispatch flights per regulatory, risk management, and policy guidelines.
• Track dispatched flights, monitoring for weather, late flights, or unusual situations.
• Assist in maintaining training and maintenance records.
• Coordinating logistics of parking planes in hangars and the flight line.
• Other duties as assigned.

We are proud to offer medical, dental, and vision insurance, and paid time off to all full-time staff members.

Dispatcher Qualifications/Skills:

• Excellent verbal communication,
• Highly organized,
• Professional demeanor,
• Detailed oriented but able to see big picture,
• Able to work in dynamic, fast-paced environment,
• Customer focused mindset,
• Able to quickly assess and solve problems.

Education, Work Experience, Etc.

• 1 year customer service experience,
• 1 year scheduling or planning experience,
• FAA certified pilot or a good understanding of general aviation and flight training,
• Understanding of safety and risk management principles and procedures,
• High School Degree required – college degree in aviation preferred,
• Apple iOS,
• Microsoft Office.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Blue Line Aviation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and

applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type

without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status,

genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or

any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not

limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves

of absence, compensation, and training.

Veteran Hiring Preference

At Blue Line Aviation, we provide preference to eligible veterans in the initial

employment offering, subsequent promotions, reassignments, horizontal transfers and

reduction-in-force situations.

A veteran is defined as a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States

on active duty, for reasons other than training, and was discharged under honorable

conditions.

An eligible veteran is defined as:

• A veteran who served during a period of war; or
• The spouse of a disabled veteran; or
• The surviving spouse or dependent of a veteran who died on active duty during a period of war either directly or indirectly as a result of such service; or
• A veteran who suffered a disabling injury for service-related reasons during peacetime; or
• The spouse of a veteran who suffered a disabling injury for service-related reasons during peacetime; or
• The surviving spouse or dependent of a person who died for service-related reasons during peacetime.

To claim veterans’ preference, all eligible persons shall submit a DD Form 214,

Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to their supervisor or Human

Resources. The supervisor and/or Human Resources will then verify. Eligible veterans

must meet the minimum training and experience requirements for the position and

must be capable of preforming all of the duties assigned to the position.